The Director-General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi, has directed operatives of the agency to stop arresting individuals over matters that are purely civil in nature, stressing that the use of force must not be applied to settle civil disputes. Ajayi disclosed the directive during a media interview on Thursday, September 3, 2026,…
Global Mirror News gathered that 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and six other abducted persons have been rescued from kidnappers operating in Egume Forest, Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The victims were rescued following a coordinated search-and-rescue operation involving the Police, Military, Department of State Services (DSS), Local vigilantes…
‘We saw death and suffering’ – survivors recount hunger, childbirth, burials and fear in forest hideout For six months, the forest became a prison. There were no locked doors, no iron bars and no concrete walls, yet the people held there knew they could not leave. They were surrounded by armed men, cut off from…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has vowed that kidnappers and other criminal elements will find no safe haven in the State following the successful rescue of seven students of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, who were abducted earlier this week. The students were rescued alive in the early hours of Thursday, August 6, 2026, after…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the successful rescue of victims abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, describing the operation as a clear demonstration of the President’s determination to eradicate kidnapping and other violent crimes across Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday, Governor Abiodun said…
The Presidency has disclosed that eight suspected kidnappers involved in the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been arrested, while several others were neutralised during a rescue operation that ended the victims’ 56-day ordeal in captivity. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called for comprehensive judicial, fiscal and institutional reforms to ensure the successful implementation of the proposed State Police system, stressing that the initiative must be backed by strong legal and financial frameworks. Speaking at the THISDAY/ARISE TV Town Hall Meeting on the State Police Bill, Governor Abiodun said…
Former member of the House of Representatives and immediate past Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Hon. Kayode Oladele, has described the National Assembly’s passage of the Constitution Alteration Bill on State Police as a landmark step toward addressing Nigeria’s worsening security challenges. The Nigerian-American Legal Practitioner said the proposed constitutional amendment presents…
At least 18 people have been confirmed dead after gunmen launched coordinated attacks on Kawel and Kopkon communities in Mushere District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. Global Mirror News learnt that the attack, which reportedly began late Sunday night, June 21, threw the affected communities into panic as residents fled for safety….
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the mother and sister of slain terrorist leader Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo to 20 years imprisonment each after they pleaded guilty to terrorism-related offences. Global Mirror News gathered that the convicts, Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, were prosecuted following investigations by the Department of State Services (DSS) into…
